Tag: Brains

April 25, 2024

Consciousness How our brains turn matter into meaning

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Free Download Consciousness: How our brains turn matter into meaning by John Parrington
English | December 5, 2023 | ISBN: 1837730784 | 208 pages | PDF | 1.36 Mb
What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads?Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual thoughts come from – can these really be the product of nerve impulses in the brain? And is the human mind radically different from that of other species, or is our uniqueness more superficial than real? In this book, Oxford biologist John Parrington proposes a radical new theory of human consciousness, arguing that a qualitative leap in consciousness occurred during human evolution as language and tool use transformed our brains. Rejecting outdated views of the brain as a hard-wired circuit diagram, he draws on the latest insights from neuroscience to show that meaning is created within our heads through a dynamic interaction of oscillating brain waves. This new model of consciousness not only provides a material basis of our innermost thoughts but also explains why the mind can sometimes go wrong, causing deep mental distress.

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January 3, 2024

Consciousness How Our Brains Turn Matter into Meaning [Audiobook]

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Free Download Consciousness: How Our Brains Turn Matter into Meaning (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CKY45ZNW | 2023 | 5 hours and 44 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 318 MB
Author: John Parrington
Narrator: Nicholas Boulton
What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads? Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual thoughts come from-can these really be the product of nerve impulses in the brain? And is the human mind radically different from that of other species, or is our uniqueness more superficial than real? In this audiobook, Oxford biologist John Parrington proposes a radical new theory of human consciousness, arguing that a qualitative leap in consciousness occurred during human evolution as language and tool use transformed our brains. Rejecting outdated views of the brain as a hard-wired circuit diagram, he draws on the latest insights from neuroscience to show that meaning is created within our heads through a dynamic interaction of oscillating brain waves. This new model of consciousness not only provides a material basis of our innermost thoughts but also explains why the mind can sometimes go wrong, causing deep mental distress.

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September 16, 2023

Ask the Brains 62 Answers to Common Questions on the Mind

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Free Download Ask the Brains: 62 Answers to Common Questions on the Mind by Scientific American, Suzie Althens, Blackstone Publishing
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08CS1CVND | M4B@125kbps | 4 hours and 6 minutes | 224 Mb
From irrational phobias to a midlife crisis, we’ve all experienced moments of utter confusion about the nature of our own behavior, emotions, or perception of reality. In this audiobook, neurologists and other scientists share what they know about how the mind works, including some of these baffling psychological experiences.

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July 1, 2023

A Thousand Brains A New Theory of Intelligence

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Free Download A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence By Jeff Hawkins
2021 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 1541675800 | EPUB | 4 MB
A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI. For all of neuroscience’s advances, we’ve made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a model of the world-not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought. A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word.

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